The #Gaza ceasefire is now in its 5th week, & the 2 sides were supposed to begin talks on the deal’s second phase, which calls for further hostage releases.

#Hamas has offered to expedite the release of hostages by freeing 6 people rather than the prescribed 3 on Saturday, hoping to build pressure on #Israel to stick to the #ceasefire agreement until the second phase. #Netanyahu has said he remains ready to return to #war in the Gaza Strip.

#geopolitics #MiddleEast #HumanitarianCrisis

I’m zany like that but I feel maybe we shouldn’t let convicted criminals sanction criminal courts.

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f…

#Trump #criminal #USA #Israel #genocide #crimesAgainstHumanity #ethnicCleansing #Netanyahu #thugs

Trump imposes sanctions on ICC, accusing it of targeting US and Israel

US president has been critical of court since it issued war crimes arrest warrant for Netanyahu, who welcomes executive order targeting ‘lawfare’ against Israel

^{Harry Davies (The Guardian)}